Is going from 1 to 2 really easier than 0 to 1?

Starr_Mom

I'm mildly warming up to the idea of having another baby (not soon, but within the next couple years) and the newborn thing scares the beejeebus out of me. I do not handle sleep deprivation well, so the first couple of months were really rough on me. However, now DH & I work for the same company where we each get 12 weeks of paid mat/pat leave and he will be around. (He was in Afghanistan for my entire pg and delivery.) I also am dealing better with lack of sleep since I have a child already and I'm just not used to sleeping that much anymore. WDYT?

Halo79RN

going from 1 to 2 was much easier for me. but I had a lot of complications with my first pg.  Complications with #2 as well, but not severe.  I was much more relaxed, laid back, and just put ds into our routine.  wasn't bad at all.  I was tired waking with a newborn and having to be up for a toddler who napped only once a day.  a big help was a local church's mother's morning out program.  highly recommend it or hiring a mother's helper for a couple of hours a couple of times a week.

mbg8r

Was for me, but DD was NOT an easy baby and DS is. The first couple of months were tough only because DD was in daycare and sick the entire first two months of DS's life. She loved her new brother, but we had to keep them separated for the most part. If she had been well, it would have been a breeze compared to when DD was born.

rach&jay

Going from 0 to 1 was really hard for me.  It helped that Riley was an easy going child. 

From 1 to 2 wasn't as hard.  I knew what I was in for, and while I was tired, it was a tired that I had already experienced.  I knew what to expect.  It just got busier.

Amber Bowles

0 to 1 was nothing for me. I am always told that I'm a natural born mother and it helped that my ds#1 was a textbook child.

 1 to 2 yikes! DS#2=rough delivery&recovery,major colic, different personality, just plain wears me out! LOL!  THe first couple of months were rough, but looking back, I wouldn't have done it any other way. My ds's were 26 months apart.

DandR

1-2 was torture.  I had a rough time.  That said, every experience is different.

MrsOlson

My kids are 30 months apart and going from 1-2 was 10 times harder than going from 0-1.  When you just have 1 child you CAN sleep when baby sleeps. Not so much with a toddler. I also recommend taking your oldest to daycare during maternity leave. My DD#1 got soooo bored with just me and baby at home and really acted out for about 8 weeks.

I wouldn't do anything different but I wish someone would have told me it "could" be rough. 

 

Good Luck!